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Murder on the Orient Express at the theater group in October

Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)—The Drama Group begins its exciting 93rd season with Agatha Christie's crime thriller MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, directed by MaryEllen Fawk and first brought to the stage by Ken Ludwig.

Show times for MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS are from Friday, October 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th and 12th at 7:30pm; ALSO Saturday matinee on October 12th at 2pm and Sunday matinees at 2pm on October 6th and 13th.

The Drama Group offers an online ticketing service, BookTix Ticketing and Livestreaming. All tickets are available there. BookTix requires you to set up an account with “The Drama Group-BookTix Box Office.” You can also call our box office at 708-755-3444.

SYNOPSIS – MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

It is winter 1934. The Orient Express is travelling through Europe when its journey is halted by a large snowdrift blocking the tracks. The passengers of the opulent Orient Express awake to terrible news: overnight, one of the passengers, an American business magnate, is found stabbed to death in his bed behind the locked compartment door.

Fortunately, the elegant detective Hercule Poirot is on board the train and involved in the case. He immediately begins questioning suspects, securing alibis and developing theories about the murderer. However, the murderer is still at large and could already be on the lookout for his next victim.

The plot thickens and the travelers become uneasy, knowing they are suspects. Poirot presents two possible scenarios as to who murdered the mogul and why. This takes the audience on an incredibly glamorous journey to solve the crime.

This production features two Park Forest actors: Deb Cairns plays Princess Dragomiroff and Dawn E. DeVries plays Greta Ohlsson.

Cast: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

NAME

CHARACTER

CITY OF RESIDENCE

Chuck Cairns

Hercule Poirot

Park Forest, Illinois

Michael Cabsinger

Mr Boué

Chicago Heights, IL

Deb Cairns

Princess Dragomiroff

Park Forest, Illinois

Rick Rapp

Samuel Rachett. Arbuthnot

Chicago, IL

Grace Pieczynski

Mary Debenham

Mokena, IL

Alicia Cuccia

Helen Hubbard

Mokena, IL

Matt Jednoroz

Hector MacQueen

Schererville IN

Daniel Blewitt

Michel (conductor)

Cicero, IL

Dawn E. DeVries

Greta Ohlsson

Park Forest, Illinois

Liliana Mitchell

Countess Andrenyi

Chicago, IL

Mariko Takaoka

Daisy Armstrong

Flossmoor, Illinois

Michael Behrens

Head Waiter

Schererville IN

Tim Bray

kidnapper

Chicago Heights, IL

Rick Rapp

Colonel Arbuthnot

Chicago, Illinois

MaryEllen Fawk

director

Chicago Heights, IL

Barbara Whitney

Assistant Director DDirector/Nanny

Richton Park, IL

Rose Crockett

Deputy Director

Chicago Heights, IL

Michael Behrens

Painting/Decor

Schererville IN

Russ Hoganson

Stage design

Homewood, Illinois

Michael Renzi

Stage construction

New Lenox, Illinois – Page 1

Matt Jednoroz

Set designer

Schererville IN

Diana Prince

Costumes

Crete IL

Jennifer Larkin

lighting

New Lenox, Illinois – Page 1

Ron Edwards

Sound design

Chicago Heights, IL

India Pajeau

sound

Chicago Heights, IL

Arlene Freeman

Props/Lobby Display

South Holland, IL

Skip Poulton

Hair and Make-Up MMake-Up/Costumes

Chicago Heights, IL

Daniela Sowa

Stage Manager

Homewood, Illinois

Rose Crockett

Production Manager

Chicago Heights, IL

Tina Zagone

Advertising

Olympia Fields, Illinois

Diane Kaffka

Graphic Designer

Tinley Park, Illinois

The Drama Group is proud to be a member of Southland Arts, a coalition of 26 local arts organizations. For more information, visit southlandarts.org.

“A bridge to a colorful, happy world.”

The Drama Group thanks the Illinois Arts Council Agency for their support. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency with federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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